All right,
So let's take this moment to find either a comfortable position sitting down or if you have the ability to lie down that's okay as well.
Closing our eyes if it feels comfortable and beginning the process of softening the body and begin to notice the breath.
Relaxing the shoulders,
Softening the jaw,
Softening the eyes.
We're going to take the next couple minutes to see if we can access our parasympathetic system,
Our rest and digest part of our nervous system.
If you'd like to let out a sigh and with your soft body,
Relaxed body,
Begin to inhale for a count of four and then exhale also for a count of four.
So in two,
Three,
Four and out two,
Three,
Four.
In two,
Three,
Four and out two,
Three,
Four.
Continue the pace on your own.
Sign if that's helpful.
Eyebrows relaxed,
Forehead relaxed,
Hands,
Hips,
Jaw relaxed.
Soft inhale,
Soft exhale and as you continue this in-breath of four,
Begin to see if you can feel as if you're breathing through your heart.
So you're inhaling with your attention on the heart and your exhale is on the heart.
Continuing in for four counts with the heart and exhaling through the heart.
In for four and out for four.
And now after your in count of four,
We're going to breathe out as if we're breathing through a straw.
So let's practice together.
In for four.
In two,
Three,
Four.
Out through the straw.
Two,
Three,
Four.
In two,
Three,
Four.
Let's try out for six.
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
In for four.
Out for six.
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
In for four.
Let's try out for eight.
Seven,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
In for four.
Out for eight on your own.
Continue in your own pacing.
Connected to the heart.
Relaxed,
Soft body.
Slow count of eight out.
Reconnecting to your heart and your breath.
Relaxed body,
Open heart.
Let's take this last round together.
In for four,
Three,
Two,
One.
And out.
Seven,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
Allowing the breath to be its normal rhythm.
Feel the softness and the relaxation in your body.
Slowly open your eyes.
A moment of gratitude,
Maybe a hand over your heart.
Honoring these sacred five minutes together.
And as you go about your day,
See if you can stay connected to your breath and the sense of softness and relaxation for as long as you can.
Have a beautiful day.
